Where does “kafli” come from?

kafli (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kablaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- — jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch.

kafli (Old Norse): an elongated, round piece of wood

Definitions

  1. an elongated, round piece of wood

Ancestry of “kafli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickablazround piece of wood
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵebʰ-jaw, mouth; to eat, chew; branch

Words derived from “kafli”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵebʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kablaz →
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